National

The National makes space for care and community
Spanning Sydney's galleries, The National engages with the conversations we should be having from First Nations narratives to the centring…

A history of feminist protests in Australia
For well over a century, feminists have been angered by women’s lack of equal rights, their treatment by governments and…

Dance Review: Safety Net, Dancenorth
Dancenorth and collaborators TheatreiNQ and Diffraction Collective have created an inspiring 60-minute production. ​

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Kids Van Gogh challenge, Stella Prize shortlist, Midsumma Festival program, Adelaide Fringe outcomes, National Archives anniversary, YUCK Circus to tour…

Forget Zoom: this US$50K scholarship offers IRL international networking
Imagine travelling again thanks to a US$50,000 Samstag Scholarship aimed at career development abroad. Applications for 2022 are now open.

Theatre Review: Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Wesley Enoch, the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play meditates on generational privilege and its legacy.

Music Review: No Friend But The Mountains: a Symphonic Song Cycle
After winning an army of literary awards, No Friend but the Mountains, the extraordinary book by Kurdish-Iranian prisoner Behrouz Boochani,…

Theatre Review: Stop Girl by Sally Sara
Presented by Belvoir, Sally Sara's play is a brutally sobering examination of the trauma experienced by foreign correspondents.

Australia must invest in First Nations curators and artists
Dark Mofo doesn't deserve our blood, says Wemba-Wemba & Gunditjmara woman Paola Balla, a visual artist, curator, writer and lecturer.…

Trouble with the Bubble
The proposed travel bubble between Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand offers plenty of reasons to get excited. But will there be…